A cry break is a vocal break in a tone or note in a song. It is characteristic in the singing tone of Hank Williams where a note seems to break and start over again. There are notes that the singer sounds near to the point of starting to cry. It is a technique that is used in country singing. S ongs that deal with the issues of sorrow and loss are likely to contain cry breaks.
Famous quotes containing the words cry and/or break:
“I cry out for order and find it only in art.”
—Helen Hayes (1900–1993)
“If you are going to break a Law of Art, make the crime interesting.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)